Authorities on Thursday, July 2, shut down a section of Thalia Beach in Laguna Beach due to a 2000-gallon sewage spill.
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The OC Health Care Agency’s Environmental Health Division closed Thalia Beach at Anita Street and for a quarter mile of coast on either side.
The spill was caused by a malfunction of a main sewer line pump, the agency said in a statement.
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The affected ocean water area will remain closed for a minimum of three days and until the results of follow-up water quality monitoring meet acceptable standards, officials said.
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